KS3 Curriculum & Assessment Map

Curriculum and Assessment Map                          Year:      7                                 Subject: Ethics

Half Term  1

Half Term 2

Half Term 3

Half Term 4

Half Term 5

Half Term 6

Curriculum Coverage:

Introduction to Ethics

An investigation into the responses to God. Focusing on Christianity and Judaism.

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Islam

The main beliefs and practises of Islam. Media and public perception, stereotypes and prejudice.

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Human Spark

Ultimate questions about what makes us human, life and death, purpose and meaning.

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Religion in the Modern World

Influence of religion around us through TV, film, music and sport.

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Milestones

Religious sacraments, non-religious traditions, family life and celebrations.

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Independent project

Leaders: choose two world leaders and evaluate impact on the modern world.

Assessment 1 (Oct)

Baseline assessment

Assessment 2 (Jan)

End of unit test.

Assessment 3 (March)

Completed final project.

Final Assessment (June)

End of year extended writing paper.

Links to National Curriculum:

 Students will have the opportunity through differentiated flightpaths to achieve their potential in AT1 and AT2

Links to Core Values:

Confidence to speak up and work independently;  Creativity in research and producing evidence of learing;  Respect for themselves and for others;  Enthusiasm for learning and taking opportunities;  Determination to succeed and make improvements ;  Ambition for themselves and their future.

SMSC/ British Values:

Spiritual: students are encouraged to experience awe and wonder and to understand human feelings and emotions.

Moral: students recognise right and wrong and understand moral and ethical codes.

Social: Students work together and resolve conflicts.

Cultural: students are encouraged to learn and respect the beliefs and experiences of others.

BRITISH VALUES: Democracy, individual liberty, rule of law, mutual respect and tolerance.

Curriculum and Assessment Map                          Year:     8                                  Subject: Ethics

Half Term  1

Half Term 2

Half Term 3

Half Term 4

Half Term 5

Half Term 6

Curriculum Coverage:

Multi Faith Britain

United Nations, Global Citizenship, Reducing racism and hate crime.

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Festivals and Celebrations

Religious and non-religious celebrations, family values, expressions of faith.

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Buddhism

Beliefs, practices and ways of life. Understanding of philosophical beliefs. Culminating in a visit to the Sameyling Buddhist Centre.

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Judaism and the Holocaust.

Following the journey of a Holocaust survivor and his experience during the Holocaust.

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Independent Project

A comparative analysis of two religions.

Assessment 1 (Oct)

Project booklet and end of topic test.

 Assessment\Living in Multifaith Britain Assessment.docx

Assessment 2 (Jan)

Written test based on exam style questions.

Assessment\Festivals Assessment.docx

Assessment 3 (March)

Extended writing task based on visit as well as presentation of learning.

Final Assessment (June)

End of year exam style assessment based on the 4 units of work covered so far

Project assessment done in partnership with parents.

Links to Attainment Targets:

Students will have the opportunity through differentiated flightpaths to achieve their potential in AT1 and AT2.

Links to Core Values:

Respect: learning to appreciate other cultures and communities.

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Enthusiasm: to develop a joy of important times in their own and others lives.

Links to Core Values:

Confidence: to meet and discuss faith with members of the faith community.

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Ambition: to learn from history and be ambitious for themselves and their generation.

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Creativity and Determination: to work independently to create a skills based investigation.

SMSC/ British Values:

Spiritual: students are encouraged to experience awe and wonder and to understand human feelings and emotions.

Moral: students recognise right and wrong and understand moral and ethical codes.

Social: Students work together and resolve conflicts.

Cultural: students are encouraged to learn and respect the beliefs and experiences of others.

BRITISH VALUES: Democracy, individual liberty, rule of law, mutual respect and tolerance.

Curriculum and Assessment Map                          Year:         9                              Subject: Ethics

Half Term  1

Half Term 2

Half Term 3

Half Term 4

Half Term 5

Half Term 6

Curriculum Coverage:

Matters of life (Medical Ethics)

Fertility treatments, cloning, genetic engineering and organ donation

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Matters of death

The elderly, hospice movement, abortion, euthanasia and beliefs about life after death.

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Drug abuse

Classification of drugs, impact on individual, family and society, addiction and rehabilitation.

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Crime and Punishment

Causes and types of crime, aims of punishment and alternatives to prison.

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Rich and poor in British Society

Causes and sources of wealth and poverty, use of money, wages and salaries and the role of the Lottery.

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Poverty

Justice, stewardship and compassion, LEDC’s, global interdependence, world trade and the role of religious organisations.

Assessment 1 (Oct)

Past paper exam Matters of life

Assessment 2 (Jan)

Past paper exam Matters of Death

Assessment 3 (March)

Full paper consisting of Units covered (4/4)

Final Assessment (June)

Full paper 4/6

Links to National Curriculum:

This unit is designed to enable Religious Studies to link closely with other subjects, particularly Citizenship and Personal, Social and Health Education, and to contribute

actively to pupils’ Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development and the Every Child Matters agenda.

The aim of this unit is to enable candidates to address fundamental questions about the basis for religious beliefs and behaviour and to investigate ways in which religious beliefs and values are relevant to specified moral issues and behaviour.

Links to Core Values:

Confidence to challenge our own and others ideas; Creativity to produce thoughtful and insightful responses;  Respect and tolerance of others;  Enthusiasm to learn about the world around us; Determination to stand up for ours and others opinions and beliefs; Ambition to make our world a better place for all those in it.

SMSC/ British Values:

Spiritual: students are encouraged to experience awe and wonder and to understand human feelings and emotions.

Moral: students recognise right and wrong and understand moral and ethical codes.

Social: Students work together and resolve conflicts.

Cultural: students are encouraged to learn and respect the beliefs and experiences of others.

BRITISH VALUES: Democracy, individual liberty, rule of law, mutual respect and tolerance.